Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 666 Promoting the Movie (34)

In fact, most people in China do not think Shen Yan is a good fit to direct a musical film!

Yes, Shen Yan is a musician, but Gao Xiaosong's statement that "Han Chinese have no music"...

Most importantly, Shen Yan isn't even good at dancing...

Directing a musical?
Even Ji Xiang doesn't support it...

After all, musicals have no market in China!

Jay Chou, the movie "The Rooftop" almost didn't even make 100 million at the box office!

Johnnie To's film "Office," starring Chow Yun-fat, Sylvia Chang, Eason Chan, and Tang Wei, grossed less than 50 million HKD at the box office, and less than 6 million HKD in Hong Kong alone…

Completely Flop…

Ji Xiang was quite worried that Shen Yan would repeat the same mistake...

However, after looking at Shen Yan's schedule...

Forget it, let him be!
After all, Shen Yan had five movies and two TV series scheduled for the next two years...

The workload is completely full!
Even if La La Land fails, the impact won't be significant...

Let him be willful this once!

The last time they acted recklessly was when they insisted on making the sci-fi film "The Martian," which grossed over 35 billion yuan at the Chinese box office and over 4000 million US dollars overseas...

Converted to US dollars, that's over $5.2 million.

It's definitely going to be in the top ten of this year's global box office rankings...

It's fair to say he was being a bit too optimistic; this year is a big year for Hollywood movies!

If I remember correctly, the ninth place this year was "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2", with a global box office of $619.4 million!
Number 10...Fifty Shades of Grey, with a global box office of over $580 million.

Then there's Cinderella, with $5.4 million;
However, The Martian should be able to make it into the top twelve!
It's slightly cheaper than the original, after all, this version of *The Martian* is a Chinese film, and Chinese films haven't yet established a global distribution network…

The huge success of "The Martian" in Europe and America is largely due to the extensive promotional efforts of MK2 and A24...

As an aside, MK2 released *The Big Shot* and *Sheep Without a Shepherd*, both of which were quite good. *The Big Shot 2* had the highest single-film box office, grossing over $1200 million across Europe, while the two-part *Sheep Without a Shepherd* series grossed $680 million…

The first "Big Shot" film had a slightly lower box office, only grossing $280 million...

Most importantly, The Big Shot 2 has a death tower climbing mode!

A24 has also purchased the rights to four films and is preparing to release them…

Uh… the four films were quite successful in Europe, but they had nothing to do with Spark Studios—they were bought out for $100 million!

After all, we only asked them to give it a try.

However, "The Big Shot 3" and "Sheep Without a Shepherd 3" will definitely have to be priced high!
The rights to four films were sold to A24 for a high price of 400 million…

……

American film crews...are really professional!
Moreover, in productions like La La Land, where there's no union involvement and overtime is allowed arbitrarily...

Similar to domestic film crews...

They'll pay overtime anyway!

Those film crews that follow industrial processes are considered large-scale productions.

However, Shen Yan didn't work overtime unnecessarily, and basically followed the filming schedule...

After all, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, the two lead actors, are well-known actors, so their opinions have to be taken into consideration.

By the way, the lead cinematographer for the film was Ari Robbins, as introduced by Damien Chazelle. This is because filming musicals requires the camera to move with the music, or rather, to move the camera along with the melody when it aligns with the rhythm.

Ali Robbins himself had a great sense of rhythm and was also like a dancer.

Therefore, he is able to feel the music, dance, and visuals very well, and create something that is uniquely his own.

Shen Yan tried twice, then gave a thumbs up!
That's really impressive. After all, carrying a Steadicam on your shoulder and still having to move to the rhythm is something that not everyone can do!
Just like Liu Weiqiang...

Liu Weiqiang's main strength lies in his photography. While his technical skills aren't exceptional, he can run quickly while carrying a 50-pound Steadicam and still keep the camera steady.

Back then, Steadicam equipment was still in its infancy and was very heavy. Handheld photography really required physical strength!
However, modern Steadicams are very advanced, and even when carried on one's shoulder, they are not particularly bulky.

Oh, of all the actors in the entire show, Shen Yan only chose two leads; the rest were all selected through auditions by Damien Chazelle…

Mia's three roommates are all quite good-looking...

One of them is a Chinese-American actress named Chloe Bennet…

She looked familiar, and after chatting for a bit, I realized she had acted in "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."...

However, Shen Yan didn't talk to her much, after all, he didn't plan to stay in America, and Chloe Bennet had a standard ABC appearance.

Oranges grown south of the Huai River are sweet oranges, but those grown north of the Huai River are bitter oranges!
It gives off a particularly fawning smile…

Shen Yan didn't know why they were laughing so exaggeratedly...

He doesn't smile much, but everyone on the crew listens to him!

……

On April 23rd, Shen Yan started a live stream from his hotel in Los Angeles…

"I feel that for Asians, especially Chinese, to establish themselves in Hollywood, the most important thing is not integration, but establishing a foothold!"

"As a nation of immigrants from the New World, America's society has always been essentially a loose alliance of various groups since its founding... In America, 'integration' means either making your own small group bigger and stronger so that people look up to you, or becoming an indispensable part of society. Only in this way will American society recognize and accept you."

During the live stream, many people in the comments section asked about discrimination against Asians in Hollywood, so Shen Yan talked about the plight of Asians in Hollywood…

"What some people call integration is de-Sinicization, which is not acceptable. Even if you are reluctantly accepted by the mainstream group, you will not be respected at all. At most, you will be relegated to a decorative role on the margins of the mainstream group, like a clown or a fortune teller."

"Back then, Jackie Chan didn't feel respected in Hollywood either. And what happened to him? So, you have to have self-respect. Don't be afraid of conflict with them. Be yourself, love yourself, love your hometown, love your country, and love your nation. Strive for success, and only then will they respect you from the bottom of their hearts!"

When it came to him...

Shen Yan thought for a moment, then said, "I feel it's alright. I'm the one who put this production team together, and I pay all the salaries of the behind-the-scenes staff. I'm their boss... so they'll definitely respect me!"

"After 'The Martian,' Disney, Warner Bros., and Universal all contacted me, but the scripts they offered weren't very interesting... They were either supporting roles or superhero roles with little room for development..."

"DC has a cinematic universe, right? There's an Asian Atom in it, and they want me to play him..."

"The Atom... For those who are not familiar with this superhero, you can simply think of him as DC's Ant-Man."

"I'm not interested in superheroes for now..."

"Let's finish filming 'La La Land' first!"

"...Filming is going quite smoothly, and it should be finished in about two weeks... Don't forget to support 'Life's Big Events'... This is my first time playing a father!"

Well, the main reason for this live stream is to promote "Life's Big Events"...

"Life's Big Events" will be released on April 24th, alongside films such as "The Left Ear," the movie version of "My Sunshine," and "Helios"...

And of course, there's "Furious 7," which has already grossed 18.58 billion yuan in just 13 days...

(End of this chapter)